Final calendar pre-orders / Case adjustment

Underwood case adjustment wrench and three hooks

Spanner screwdriver

Brad's Erika 9

Erika case adjustment screw

Sent from my Everest Jolson

Superb

1937 Mercedes Superba 85932

The pica typeface is interesting because it strongly resembles Olympia's pica, which I previously thought was unique in the world of typewriters (along with Optima). The numbers are almost the same, and the basic letterforms are the same except for some small details and proportions.

The shift keys were replaced (originally they would have said "Um") with Imperial keys that sort of match, and the symbol over the 9 key was replaced, very haphazardly, with the £ symbol.

Sent from my new Mercedes Superba

Success and failure / Loose ends

I don't think I ever showed here on my blog the before and after pictures for my Erika 5 Tab. Not all the blotchy weird stuff on the paint came off with cleaning, it took the rubbing of oil into the paint to bring it back looking great. I'm not sure why oil works so well on washed-out looking black paint, but it does.

*Not that the cheap nylon ribbons I buy work with 95% of my typewriters

Sent from my Erika 5 Tab

Information Gained from Underwood and Remington Adverts

So... Underwood's name for their special 50s typeface was Continental! It also appears that the only reason to actually buy a De Luxe over a Universal was to get this typeface, other than the contrived styling. (Well, a paper rest, too.)

Remington was selling Brother machines alongside its own Holland-produced Torpedo derivatives, in 1970.